Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) clashed Tuesday with Gregory Jackson Jr., a former Biden White House adviser on gun violence, in a fiery exchange over police funding and the meaning of “two-spirit people.”
During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Hawley grilled Jackson over a policy report produced by Community Justice Action Fund, the organization Jackson now advises. The report advocated shifting resources away from police departments and toward community-led initiatives, including “safe space programs led by lesbian, gay, bisexual, two-spirit, trans, and gender nonconforming people.”
Reading directly from the report, Hawley asked: “What’s ‘two-spirit’?”
Sen. Josh Hawley: “What is two spirit person?”
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Gregory Jackson: “II feel like I’m looking at a two-faced individual.”
Sen. @HawleyMO: “Oh, no, sir! You’re looking at somebody who’s reading you your own words.” pic.twitter.com/0T4m8H8KYz
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